The principles
established by
John Ruskin in the 'Seven Lamps of
Architecture' (1849)
were a source
of influence as strong
on architecture
as they were on the
appreciation
of art. These
principles were:

SACRIFICE
– architecture, as
against mere
building, takes into
account the
venerable and beautiful,
however
‘unnecessary’;

TRUTH
– no disguised
supports, no sham
materials, no machine
work for handwork;

POWER
– simple grand massing;

BEAUTY
– only possible by
imitation of,
or inspiration from,
nature;

LIFE
– architecture must
express a
fullness of life,
imbrace boldness
and irregularity, scorn
refinement,
and also be the work of
men as men,
i.e. handwork;

MEMORY– the greatest glory of
a building
is its age, and we must
therefore
build for perpetuity;

OBEDIANCE
– a style must be
universally
accepted: ‘We want no
new style’,
‘the forms of
architecture already
known are good enough
for us’.